CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Garysburg

North Carolina · 1,067 residents · 0.94 sq mi

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Garysburg is a city of 1,067 people in North Carolina. The poverty rate is 34.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 52% less than in North Carolina as a whole. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $38,500. The median household earns $12,865, about 57% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,067

−15%vs 2000

vs 1,254 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−13%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.94 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024572

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.9%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(104)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(81)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(51)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(150)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(143)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(99)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(89)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(111)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(45)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,865

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,604 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,241

−49%vs 2000

vs $14,172 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

34.5%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,500

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$256

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $450 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.6%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.8% in 2000

34.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic2.4%(30)

Black96.1%(1,205)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(5)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic3.6%(38)

Black96.4%(1,029)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican0.5%(3)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African6.1%(35)

American4%(23)

West Indian1.4%(8)

Jamaican1.4%(8)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Jamaican population · Largest Dominican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

40.4%

−14.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 21.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married56.9%(160)

Married38.8%(109)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced4.3%(12)

Women 15+

Never married30.3%(77)

Married30.3%(77)

Widowed16.5%(42)

Divorced22.8%(58)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.5%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.6%

+15.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

41.3%

+12.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.1%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.5%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)81.3%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 16 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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